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The effects of life history and sexual selection on male and female plumage colouration

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  • James Dale

    (Institute of Natural & Mathematical Sciences, Massey University)

  • Cody J. Dey

    (McMaster University)

  • Kaspar Delhey

    (School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia.
    Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Am Obstberg 1)

  • Bart Kempenaers

    (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology)

  • Mihai Valcu

    (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology)

Abstract

By quantifying the colouration of all approximately 6,000 species of passerine birds, certain life-history traits such as large body size and tropical distribution are found to increase ornamentation in both male and female birds, whereas cooperative breeding increases it in females only, and sexual selection diminishes it in females more than it increases it in males.

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  • James Dale & Cody J. Dey & Kaspar Delhey & Bart Kempenaers & Mihai Valcu, 2015. "The effects of life history and sexual selection on male and female plumage colouration," Nature, Nature, vol. 527(7578), pages 367-370, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:527:y:2015:i:7578:d:10.1038_nature15509
    DOI: 10.1038/nature15509
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    1. Yichen He & Zoë K. Varley & Lara O. Nouri & Christopher J. A. Moody & Michael D. Jardine & Steve Maddock & Gavin H. Thomas & Christopher R. Cooney, 2022. "Deep learning image segmentation reveals patterns of UV reflectance evolution in passerine birds," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.
    2. Eunbi Kwon & 2Mihai Valcu & Margherita Cragnolini & Martin Bulla & Bruce Lyon & Bart Kempenaers, 2022. "Breeding site fidelity is lower in polygamous shorebirds and male-biased in monogamous species," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 33(3), pages 592-605.
    3. Daiping Wang & Wenyuan Zhang & Shuai Yang & Xiang-Yi Li Richter, 2023. "Sex differences in avian parental care patterns vary across the breeding cycle," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.
    4. Samuel P Caro & Léo Pierre & Matthieu Bergès & Raldi Bakker & Claire Doutrelant & Francesco Bonadonna, 2021. "Mutual mate preferences and assortative mating in relation to a carotenoid-based color trait in blue tits," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 32(6), pages 1171-1182.
    5. Sergio Nolazco & Kaspar Delhey & Shinichi Nakagawa & Anne Peters, 2022. "Ornaments are equally informative in male and female birds," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    6. Erik D Enbody & Jordan Boersma & Hubert Schwabl & Jordan Karubian, 2018. "Female ornamentation is associated with elevated aggression and testosterone in a tropical songbird," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 29(5), pages 1056-1066.

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